Data Protection & Trust

Privacy Policy

Clear, transparent details on how Hiii Nishant (hiiinishant.com) collects, protects, and respects your personal data.

Effective Date: July 22, 2026·Last Updated: July 22, 2026

No Data Selling

We never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties or advertisers.

Minimal Collection

We only collect data strictly necessary to deliver our educational and interactive features.

Enterprise Security

Protected by SSL/TLS encryption and Google Firebase's secure cloud infrastructure.

Full User Control

You can view, edit, or request complete deletion of your account and personal data anytime.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide better services, enable community features, and respond to your inquiries. The information we collect falls into two main categories:

Information You Provide Directly

  • Contact Form Submissions: Your name, email address, message subject, and message content when sending a inquiry via our contact form.
  • Community Account Details: Display name, username, bio, and chosen avatar when registering on our NSGram community platform.
  • Newsletter Subscription: Email address provided when subscribing to blog updates or site announcements.
  • Interactive Contributions: Comments, post likes, daily quiz entries, and chat messages submitted across the website.

Information Collected Automatically

  • Technical Device Data: IP address, browser type, operating system version, and general location metrics.
  • Usage Telemetry: Pages viewed, time spent on articles, daily visitor count statistics, and referral URLs.

2. How We Use Your Information

Your information is used exclusively to operate, maintain, and enhance the platform. Specifically, we use collected data for:

  • Service DeliveryEnabling login, comments, quiz leaderboards, personal profile customization, and real-time community chat.
  • CommunicationResponding directly to contact messages, feedback requests, or partnership inquiries via email.
  • Updates & NewslettersSending major announcements, new blog articles, and educational content (only when opted-in).
  • Platform SecurityMonitoring against malicious activity, preventing spam comments, and protecting user authentication routes.

3. Cookies and Local Storage

We use minimal cookies and local browser storage mechanisms to enhance your experience and keep you authenticated.

Authentication Tokens (Firebase Session): Kept in secure cookies/storage to keep registered users logged in without requiring repeated credentials.
LocalStorage Preferences: Remembers your UI preferences (e.g. dark/light theme, daily quiz status, temporary draft text).
Third-Party Embedded Cookies:Pages containing YouTube video embeds or external media may place functional cookies governed by Google's Privacy Policy.

You can configure your browser to reject cookies or clear local storage at any time. Basic reading of public portfolio pages and blogs will continue to work normally.

4. Third-Party Services & Subprocessors

To deliver a fast, reliable, and modern web application, we utilize trusted third-party service providers. These services process data strictly on our behalf:

ServicePurposePrivacy Reference
Google FirebaseAuthentication, Cloud Firestore DB, and file storageFirebase Privacy
Google / YouTubeEmbedded video playlists, fonts, & YouTube API feedsGoogle Privacy
Vercel & RenderFrontend hosting, serverless edge functions, & REST API deploymentVercel Privacy
CloudinaryImage hosting, optimization, and media delivery CDNCloudinary Privacy
Nodemailer / SMTPDelivering contact form messages to admin inboxSecure SMTP transport

5. Data Security & Retention

We take administrative, technical, and physical security measures to guard your data against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration.

  • Encryption in Transit: All HTTP communication is strictly encrypted via SSL/TLS (HTTPS).
  • Access Control & Rules: Firebase Security Rules strictly restrict database reads and writes to authorized users.
  • Data Retention: We retain personal account data only as long as your account remains active. Contact form emails are deleted once inquiries are resolved.

6. User Rights & Data Control

Regardless of your jurisdiction, we grant all users the following data privacy rights:

Right to AccessRequest a copy of the personal information stored in your user profile or messages.
Right to ErasureRequest full deletion of your user account, comments, and community profile.
Right to CorrectionUpdate or correct any outdated display name, username, or bio in your account settings.
Right to Opt-OutUnsubscribe from newsletter emails at any time using the link in the footer or email footers.

7. Children's Privacy

Hiii Nishant (hiiinishant.com) provides personal portfolio and educational content intended for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under the age of 13.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information without consent, please contact us immediately so we can remove the data.

8. Effective Date & Policy Updates

This Privacy Policy is effective as of July 22, 2026.

We may periodically update this policy to reflect changes in our features, legal requirements, or technology. Any material changes will be announced on our Latest Updates page or updated directly on this page.

Have Privacy Questions?

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, your rights, or data deletion requests, feel free to reach out directly.

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